Harding (21-18, 13-13 GAC) vs. Southwestern Oklahoma (10-24, 6-16 GAC)
Location: Searcy, Ark.
When: Friday (DH), 2 p.m. Saturday (DH), 12 p.m.
Coaches:
Harding – Phil Berry (21-18, 1st season)
Southwestern Oklahoma – Tami Loy (14th season)
Live Stats – Available on a link at HardingSports.com
Harding
- Harding will be playing its second to last series at home this weekend. The Lady Bisons will play their final home series against Ouachita Baptist, April 18-19. Harding is 12-4 at home. The Lady Bisons have won five of their last six home games.
- Harding heads into the weekend with a 21-18 overall record and a 13-13 GAC record. The Lady Bisons are tied for sixth place with Arkansas-Monticello in the GAC standings.
- Harding struggled last weekend in the Northwestern Oklahoma series until the final game. The Lady Bisons lost the first three games in the series before winning the final game. Harding had over nine hits in each of the games. In the Lady Bisons 13-9 win, Harding had a season-high seven homeruns. Amanda Berdon led the Lady Bisons in the series. She hit .462 with six hits, two doubles, three homeruns and had seven RBI.
- Harding has a .316 team batting average that ranks third in the GAC and 58th in NCAA Division II. The Lady Bisons have seven players that are hitting over .300. Harding is led by Courtney Derrick who is hitting .370. Derrick has a team-high 51 hits, two doubles, one triple and one homerun.
- Courtney Derrick ranks fourth in the GAC in hits with 51 and ranks tied for seventh in stolen bases with 11.
- Amber Rollins leads the Lady Bisons in the circle with a 2.93 ERA which ranks fifth in the GAC. Rollins ranks tied for second in the GAC in wins with 12. She also leads the GAC and ranks 16th in NCAA Division II in strikeouts with 138. It is 39 more than second place in the GAC.
Southwestern Oklahoma
- Southwestern Oklahoma is located in Weatherford, Okla., and has an enrollment of 4,297.
- The Lady Bulldogs head into the series with a 10-24 record and a 6-16 GAC record. Southwestern Oklahoma is currently ranked 11th in the GAC standings.
- Southwestern Oklahoma will be playing its first road game in 12 games. The Lady Bulldogs have only played 12 road games this season and are 2-10 away from their home field.
- Southwestern Oklahoma is coming off a 3-1 series loss against Arkansas Tech this past weekend. The Lady Bulldogs win came in the second game of the series as they defeated the Golden Suns 4-1.
- Southwestern Oklahoma is led by junior Adrienne Martinez who is hitting .383. She has 41 hits, ranks first in the GAC in doubles with 15, has one triple and two homeruns.
- The Lady Bulldogs are led in the circle by senior Julianne Martinez who has a 3.68 ERA. She has thrown 12 complete games this season and ranks tied for sixth in the GAC in strikeouts with 70. Adrienne and Julianne are sisters.
- Ashley Dunigan and Caitlyn Deason have combined for 37 stolen bases this season. Dunigan has 22 and ranks third in the GAC and Deason has 15 and ranks fourth.
Series
- First meeting between the two teams.
